thought

Question 1

Proportional thought

Answer 1

thinking that takes the forms of verbal sentences that we say or hear in our minds

Question 2

Imaginal thought

Answer 2

thinking that consists of imagines that we can see, hear, or feel in out mind (ex; alc from a blackout night)

Question 3

Motoric thought

Answer 3

thinking that relates to mental representation of motor movement such as throwing
(ex; athletes going through their routine)

Question 4

3 types of thought

Answer 4

1. proportional
2. imaginal
3. motoric

Question 5

what is a Semantic network

Answer 5

an interconnected set of concepts and the links that join them to form a category (Hierarchical)
; bird assumptions= can fly, have wings

Question 6

what is priming

Answer 6

the activation of individual concepts in long-term memory
What is more connected to our idea of fruit (ex; apple not dragon fruit)

Question 7

Lexical decision task

Answer 7

‘is this string of characters a word or not?’
- stare -> ‘is it a word?’ -> yes/no

Question 8

congruent vs incogruent

Answer 8

Congruent: Holiday words in appropriate month (feelings aligned with actions)
Incongruent: Holiday words in wrong month (conflicting)

Question 9

schema vs script

Answer 9

Schema: a mental framework, an organized pattern of thought about some aspect of the world
Includes heuristics, algorithms, and scripts
Script: a mental framework concerning a sequence of events that usually unfolds in a regular/standardized order
-(ex; fast food order, check menu, order, pay, wait for food)

Question 10

analytical thinking vs holistic thinking

Answer 10

Analytical thinking: characterized by a tendency to focus primarily on objects and their attributes
(focal object)
-Ex; canada (less welcoming to contradictions etc)
Holistic thinking: characterized as paying attention to relations among objects and their contexts
(attends to the whole field)
-Ex; japan (showing background, relation between objects)

Question 11

Analogical reasoning

Answer 11

a kind of reasoning that applies between specific examples or cases, in which what is known about one exemplar is used to infer new information about another
-Using a comparison between something new and something known
Ex; A baseball glove is analogous to a butterfly net

Question 12

Deductive reasoning

Answer 12

reasoning from a general principle to a specific case
-(applying theory to understand/predict individual behavior)

Question 13

Syllogisms

Answer 13

1. If its raining, then i’m doing homework (primary premise)
2. It is raining (secondary premise)
3. Therefore, I am doing my homework (conclusion)

Question 14

Inductive reasoning

Answer 14

reasoning that proceeds from a set of specific facts to a general conclusion/principle
(ex; using data to make a conclusion in a study)

Question 15

Framing

Answer 15

defining a question in a way that influences the perception of the context (save 200 people or let 400 die?)

Question 16

Heuristics

Answer 16

a method of problem solving characterized by quick and easy search procedures (shortcut)

Question 17

Availability heuristic vs Representative heuristic

Answer 17

1. Availability heuristic makes assumptions based on recent information or events because it makes a fresh or lasting impression on the mind.
2. Representative heuristic makes assumptions based on superficial similarities or patterns in events, whether recent or dated

Question 18

Belief perseverance

Answer 18

When an individual believes they have the solution to the problem or the correct answer for a question and will hold onto that belief even in the face of evidence against it

Question 19

Confirmation bias

Answer 19

When an individual searches for (or pays attention to) only evidence that will confirm their belief instead of evidence that might disconfirm them.